Access to Agricultural Information among Rural Farmers –A Case of Ido Local Government Area Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

DOI: 10.22161/ijeab.46.25

Keyword: Access, Agricultural information, Climate, rural farmers, Production.

Abstract: The study examined the level of access to agricultural technology information among rural farmers in Ido Local Government, Ibadan, Nigeria. Primary data were collected with the aid of pre-tested questionnaires and 100 respondents were selected through a two stage sampling procedure. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square was used to test the hypothesis.The result of the analyses indicated that (29.1%) falls within the active age bracket of 40-60years, more than half (61.6%) had no formal education, 70.9% were male and 68.6% were indigene of the study area. Majority(58.1%) of the respondents had a little information about weather and climate, 48.8% had no information about tillage while (50%) had a lot of information about weed control and fertilizer. Most of the farmers had little information about government related information (4.7%), market related (7%) and harvesting techniques(8.1%). 50% of the respondents in the study area strongly agreed that source of information is constraint in agricultural production while 3.5% strongly disagreed about the source of information being a constraint. The hypothesis test revealed that there is significant relationship between marital status (< 0.05), education level (< 0.05) and the level of access to agricultural information in the study area. Based on the result, the study recommends that information should be disseminated to the farmers in the language that they understand and also, adult education should be encouraged in the study area to keep farmers informed towards on agricultural production practices.

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Akanni O.F., Ojedokun C.A., Olumide- Ojo O., Kolade R.I, Tokede A.M. et al."Access to Agricultural Information among Rural Farmers –A Case of Ido Local Government Area Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 4, no. 6, 2019, pp.1781-1787 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab.46.25

Akanni O.F., Ojedokun C.A., Olumide- Ojo O., Kolade R.I, Tokede A.M., P.(2019).Access to Agricultural Information among Rural Farmers –A Case of Ido Local Government Area Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).4(6), 1781-1787.10.22161/ijeab.46.25

Akanni O.F., Ojedokun C.A., Olumide- Ojo O., Kolade R.I, Tokede A.M., P.(2019).Access to Agricultural Information among Rural Farmers –A Case of Ido Local Government Area Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).4(6), pp.1781-1787.

Akanni O.F., Ojedokun C.A., Olumide- Ojo O., Kolade R.I, Tokede A.M.. 2019."Access to Agricultural Information among Rural Farmers –A Case of Ido Local Government Area Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).4(6):1781-1787.Doi:10.22161/ijeab.46.25

Akanni O.F., Ojedokun C.A., Olumide- Ojo O., Kolade R.I, Tokede A.M.."Access to Agricultural Information among Rural Farmers –A Case of Ido Local Government Area Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.4,no. 6, pp.1781-1787,2019.

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journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
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